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(KOEHLER'S DISEASE)

LOUIS C. SCHROEDER, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1924;28(3):293-300.

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Tarsal scaphoiditis (Koehler's Disease)¹ is rarely mentioned in pediatric textbooks. The literature contains at least sixty-four references to this condition (Alberti).² As the disease affects children between the ages of 4 and 9 years, it is of special interest to the pediatrician.

In 1908, Koehler described a hitherto unobserved disease, which occurred in children between the ages of 5 and 9 years. The clinical symptoms are limping, pain, tenderness, swelling and redness over the inner dorsal surface of one foot. A roentgen-ray plate shows definite changes in the scaphoid bone and these changes are similar in all cases. The scaphoid is diminished in size, the outline is irregular, the contour, instead of being clear cut is blurred and irregular and there is a decided increase in density due to an abnormal calcium content. The prognosis is excellent although the length of time for full recovery may be two . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK

From the Department of Pediatrics, Cornell University Medical College.

Footnotes
Received for publication, June 12, 1924.

The utter fallacy of calling a disease by name is well illustrated in this instance. Kochler has also described another condition affecting the metatarsal bones, which has been tagged with his name. Anyone interested in looking up the literature must bear this in mind as it is likely to lead to confusion.

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